The Vignoble Millasseau of Côteaux du Layon of Loire Valley

Vignoble Millasseau
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 77 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Côteaux du Layon in the region of Loire Valley

The Vignoble Millasseau is one of the world's great estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Côteaux du Layon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Vignoble Millasseau wines

Looking for the best Vignoble Millasseau wines in Côteaux du Layon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Vignoble Millasseau wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Vignoble Millasseau wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Vignoble Millasseau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Vignoble Millasseau

How Vignoble Millasseau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of improved horse steak, pasta carbonara almost like the real thing or duck parmentier with ceps.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Vignoble Millasseau.

  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Côteaux du Layon

The wine region of Côteaux du Layon is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Baumard or the Domaine Moulin Touchais produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côteaux du Layon are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côteaux du Layon often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, smoke or plum and sometimes also flavors of coffee, vanilla or strawberries.

In the mouth of Côteaux du Layon is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 293 estates and châteaux in the of Côteaux du Layon, producing 521 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côteaux du Layon go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts.

The top white wines of Vignoble Millasseau

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Vignoble Millasseau

How Vignoble Millasseau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of chicken and shrimp jambalaya, paella de marisco (seafood paella) or the coughing cat's apple crumble.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Vignoble Millasseau.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top pink wines of Vignoble Millasseau

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Vignoble Millasseau

How Vignoble Millasseau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef coarse salt, baked dumplings or duck breast with pepper sauce.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Vignoble Millasseau.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay

The word of the wine: Red winemaking

Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.

The top sparkling wines of Vignoble Millasseau

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Vignoble Millasseau

How Vignoble Millasseau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of clams in white wine, moist parmesan steak or emulsion of foie gras with pata negra.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Vignoble Millasseau.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Vignoble Millasseau

Planning a wine route in the of Côteaux du Layon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Vignoble Millasseau.

News about Vignoble Millasseau and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Red winemaking

Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.